Stand-pipe system.



' 'PATENTBDMARJV, 1906.

7 APPLICATION FILED JULY 23,1903. 1

s SHEETS-SHEET 1.

V //v VEIVTH PATENTED MAR. 27, 1906;

w. 1300mm, JR. 'STAND BIPE SYSTEM. AP PLIOATION FILED JULY 23, 1903.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

ZELEU No. 816,152. PATENTED MAR, 27, 1906.

W. F GONRAN, JR. STAND PIPE SYSTEM.

APPLIOATION FILED IULY 23, 1903.

' s SHEETS-SHEET 's.

. Jr.', acitiaen of the"United'Sta tes,'-residing in v i the borough'of Brooklyn gcitiy of New York,-

' 5 in thecounty:zof. Kings 'an 1 Im rovementsi WILLIAM F. CONRAN. JR.. ,;oF NEW-roan. N. Y.

' STAND-PIPE SYSTEM.

' J Specification of Letters-Bateht? i remit-ea March 27, 1906.

. I h Application an July 23,1903. serials. lessee- To all witom it may concern l 1 "Beit known that I, WILLIAM F; GQN AN,

York; have invented certainnew and useful vwhich'thefollowing is a"spec1ficat1on.-1"D

Stand pipes for buildings, and particularly factories and warehouses, as installed at the present; time are fixed in position and sup- .plied'-at' each floor with a hand-operated valv.e to which aifire-hose of suitable lengthis j; coupled. I In all these installations it is obv1- nous that to make use of tinguish pfire on any aco n isnecessary inv the jstand pipe to ,eX-'

I; nearlyall cases to reach that particular floor,-

iT s-m m o ls, since the p and the'stairway's an out ofi:' escape from the -.j burning-building. Aside from this it is also .25

uncoll-the hose, and open the valve, and then lutheinozzlepf'the hose-must be held and'the stream fdirected by persons .on that floor.

' mstancesis extremely dangerfire ma extend to other floors obvious, that the hose after. being coiled or folded for a long period becomes'leaky' and in I -many instances useless so that the stand ipeis jthercby renders ;entirely'inopera]tive h also obvious that if afire should start close'to the; stand-pipe or to the. coil of] hose the or directing a streamof water on afire.

heat

bothjand' if the fire were not reached intime fit wouldundoubtedly 'burn the hose and render it useless, if not wholly consumed by the flames.

to provide a stand-pipewhich will be capable of rotary and vertical} movement and, is provided with a series 'ofi'Iozh c p pe zles, one or more at each floor, each controllable from an operating-station located. :at a

- convenient place near the street/ land the stream from which nozzlesmay be directed to any point by rotating raising or lowering the stand-pipe through mechanism also .controlled or o Another eat'ure of my invention is to lace has another and perhaps the stand-pipe on the exterior of thebui windows nearest thereto.-- This arrangement Stand Pipe Sys'teins,- "0t I plo a- 'stand. i call y p m po nt.

y v v 'rectedto'an' ointbgt ame. may do-considerable'; damage to g Y 2 both movements simultaneously? These disadvantagesare overcome I by my invention, the main: obj ect of which-is l an nterior stand- 1 front wall of abui d-ln' erated at the [operating-station.

dingand support it in such manner that it may be caujsed-to-travel along the building so that streams may be directed into a fire through moreirn-portant ad .vantage'inthat streamsl nia'ybe directed into a fire across a streetlrandjthrough almostany desired .vvindows' thus takin .the place-of the water-tower. employed by re-de artments. This 1s very mportant, s1nce stan stand a much heavierressure, .and t e dan- -'pi)es can ger to the menrequii'e to control the stream 1s largely, if not entirely, removed.. Fur-' the'rmore, 1n many narrow streets common.

in warehousedistrictsa water-tower cannolif account'of 1ts proximity to be safely used on i the burning building and'consequent danger to the men from the efiects of heat and smoke and danger ,of-falling walls, and, further, the tower is too close to direct a stream into lipperwindows. 1

In carrying myinvention' into effect. Ieme which is movable vertieither by raulically or mechanically,-

and which is capable. of rotary, movement; I

such movement mechanism, but serted into holes 1 n'a collar onthe standipe. I also emplo valves at each floor, whic are held normaliy closed by the water p'ressure eing imparted by suitable when connection is made. with the stand-pipe 'andwhich valvesare controlled from a comreferably hydraulically, so that any desire .yaIve maybe 0 ened and-a stream-"from the'nozzle ca'rrle movement o 't 1e "stan pipe-or by imparting .My invention is illustrated in'the accompanyi'ng' drawings, in which-r I F gure l'is. a vertical elevation of part of P9 with the floors and gt in section; Fig. '2, a

' similar view'of anext'erlor stand-pipe Fig. 3,

afront elevation of the apparatus of Fig. 2 Figs. ,4 and '5, an elevation and vertical section, r'es ectivel ,JOf the dischar 'n valve and nozz e; Figs. 6 and 7, vertical elevations ,of modified arrangements for im arting the vertical movements to the stand pipe'; and Figs. 8 and 9, a spectively,- of a stand-pipe and lan and: central section, re-

controlling -mechanism or pipes ass.-'-

preferably by a long bar inthereby dia vertical "or rotary cor-plate through which the Re erring -.to:" the drawings, ai d-particw. 1

la'rlyto Fig. 1, A represents the stand pipe,

5. screwed into a waterj t ghb. base-platea, which'is'mounted at the top of stem 6 on a, j vertically movable pistonili. --This piston;

works in a cylinder B, having a base mounted on ball or roller hearings in seat I), secured to. the cellar-floor. Plate a has four or more holes for guide-rods b projectin 10m the 5 rapper flange of cylinder B, whic rods and ate serve as guides .for the piston. As shown, the stand-pipe is in an elevated position, water having been admitted to the piston chamber, as hereinafter described, and to lower the pipe the waterressure to the cylinder isfirst out OE and t e water in the cylinder allowed to escape at the desired rate. Pipe A at each floor-is provided with one or a more valve-chambers 0, having nozzles D through a pipe E, and the pressure on the ,piston is then equalized, whereupon the ressure on the valve will open the same an permit the fiow of waterto the nozzle. For the purpose of testing the valve andalso for the purpose of hand control, if desired, I provide a screw and hand-wheel 0 which screw when moved against the piston will drive it forward and open the valve. I have also shown the valve-chamber C asprovided with the usual hand-valve F, Fig. 7, to which the usual hose F, Figs. 1 and 4, is con led, so that the stand-pi e may be employe in conjunction with a ose-line when possible 01" for throwing a stream on a fire in an adjacent building. The ipes E extend to an opersting-station, which may be located at any convenient andreadily accessible place in the building, but preferably in a compartment 5 ing a screw-t having a door opening into the street, as shown in Fig. 1. Inthis compartment the stand-pipe is providedv with a T connection from which extends the control-pipes E, each of said ipes being provided. with a normally closed and-valve 6. These valves are rovided with ordinary discharge-ports, w ich are closed when valves 13 open communication between the stand-pipe and chambers C. and when said valves are closed to cut off the pressure at the rear of pistons C the discharge-ports of valves e stand open and dis charge the water from control-pipes E. Within this compartment the stand-pipe is also provided with the usual two, three, or four way Siamese couplings G for the hoselines from fire-engines which supply the water. 0, erated without'waiting for fire-engines for t e watensupply, I rovide a valve G havireade flange at the port for a upon the pressure on the rear of piston C and piston would be rotated hose-coupling, so that the stand-pipe may be connected with the water-p11 ,Of'ijl'lB building. From the fore oing it'wi lbe seen that when water is so lied to the stand-pipe a stream may be more nozzles D by opening the proper valve or valves e to admit water to the rear of the operatin -piston of the valve or valves (P it is desire to open, and when it is desired to shut off the flow of water from the nozzle it is only necessary to close the 'valve e, where is shut off and the pressure on the op osite side 'will overbalance the pressure on va lve C and efiect its closure.

To rotate the stand-pipe, I preferably rovide a collar h, having one or more soc ets for a hand-bar H, whereby the pipe may be rotated. This rotation may be accomplished by rotating the cylinder and pipe on the roller-bearing above referred to or the guides I) might be dispensed with and cylinder B held stationary, in which case the pi e relative to t 1e cylinder.

To raise and lower the stand-pipe, water is admitted to cylinder B throng pipe I and port 1'. in the piston-stem b. This pipe is coupled to the T connection and is provided with an inlet-valve I" and an exhaust-valve I. When the stand- 'ipe is to be raised, valve I is closed and va ve I is opened. This permits the flow of water from the stand-pipe through pipe I to cylinder B, and the pres sure on pistonB raises the'pipe, the desired elevation is obtained valve 1 is closed. To lower the stand ipe, valve I is opened, whereupon the weig t of the pipe will drive the water from the cylinder and the descent controlled by opening the valve If to a greater or lesser extent. The stand-pi e may be caused to rise and fall continuous y by alternately o eni'ng and closing valves and I, and simu taneously with such movement the stand-pipe may be rotated. Thus a stream from a. nozzle may be caused to sweep over almost the entire area of aloft.

At each floor of the building I provide a floor-cap M, having a perforated plate M working between vertica rollers m and horizontal rollers m, as shown in Figs. 8 and 9.

Plate M has a scalloped central opening for the standipe, and the control-pipes E are placed in tiie scallo s. These lates serve as uides for the stan -pipe and old it against ateral movement, thus serving to maintain the pipe-sections in alinement. The standpipe and control-pipes are free to move vertica ly through the ates, and when the stand pipe is rotated p ates M will rotate n the caps M In order that the stand-pipe may be a In Figs; 2 and 3 the same eneral arrangement is illustrated as a plie to the exterior of a building, and simi ar parts are marked with the same reference letters. In this e ivered from any one or and when f a, platform "illustration the exterior stand-pi e i s'designed} to be shifted along the buil ing, and

*for this pur' os'e cylinder Bfzis mounted on having wheels J running o'n -5' tracks 'or girders J secured to the cellar- I fioor along thewa'll of; the building.- 'Thev -pl'atforrn or truck has secured to it an endlesschain- J running around a pair of sheaves Jr,

; ,one 'o r' both of which being providedwith a I Iefdriving-rod J? ahda crank J, the latter pro-.

j ecting 'throughan opening inthe usual vault j I cover or grating K. The stand-pi e will nor- I mally stand at one end of thebuil ing', where I an opening in'thecover K is proyidedthere-' 5 for. In order to permit the shifting ofvthe stand pipe, the vault cover K is provided with hinged sections K, Fig. 2, the full width ,ofthe building. 'To' guide the standipe I and hold iti'n position, I rovide 'dears' 20 L and U at each story of the bui ding, and I between'each pair of bars is a block L hav- -'ing roller-bearings and a circular -o el'n'ng in which is a flan ed block or collar free to I rotate on said lock L 'an d provided with 5 passa esfor ipes.A and E similar to those of I plate ii 'in igs. 8 and9. The stand-pipe A I and control pipesflE pass freely through col-i larx L" when moved vertically, and when the Y'standipe': is rotated collar L rotates on 'block j i I I From the foregoing aridb reference to Figs. 2 and 3 it will be seen t at the -standpipe maybe moved along the building anda', stream directed from, anyone or all of the nozzles into the windows or doors and that thekpipemay be raised or lowered-and ro- 'tate to cover a large area with each stream.

It will also be seen that the pi e maybe. turnedntirely around and t e. nozzles pointed, across'the street to'throw ast'ream nto a building on the opposite side of the street. By moving the. pipe along a stream maybe directed into any window; and since the floors of-the opposite buildingmight not be on the same level the vertical movement of thestand pipe will permit the adjustment of the nozzles to the proper elevation for -diirectin the streams into the windows. X.

' In igs. 6 and 7 are illustrated the modiii- I,

cations of the means for obtaining the vertical movement of the st nd-pipe.- In Fig: 6" I the stand-pipe is 'provi edwith two fianges N, between which a block N is placed, said; 'blockhaving a screw-threaded hole in which 5 5- works a screw N whichis journ-aled and held against longitudinal movement in a bearing on bracket'N the upper end of screw N is miter spur-gear which meshes with a similar gear. on a hand-wheel N. By turning the hand-wheel screw N N- caused to travel along the thread thereofand whichblock through flanges N moves the plpeA up or down, according to the direction of rotation ofthe screw. The stand pipe ma be rotated by means such as above described:

for 'rotatin'gfor or imdparting the vertical several points,

combination of a rotary stand-pipe, a nozzle and controlling-valve carried'by saidpipe at striking-points of streams, issuing from. the

is rotated and block I es- N and-block N slide and in doing 55 flan I t is evident that many upon each other. I

' modifications of this arrangement for imparting the vertical movement to the stand pipe m y-b de f 7 I n Fig. 7 the-arrangement for obtalmng the vertical move'ment of the standipe is similar to that of. Fig; 1, except that a and-pump is shown for forcing water through pi' e I into the cylinder B For purposet e outlet I is rovided-wi'th an err-tension and valveO, towliich aflexible connectionismade from a hand-pump P. In 'opera'tingthis apparatus to elevate the stand-pipevalvesfI and Rare i closed and valve 0 is opened; whereupon the 8;

pump is operated andwater forced into cyl inder B. To'lower the'stand pipe; valve 0 is closed and, outlet-valviel is openedl: This arrangement of valves -I,, I and .0 is preferable to that {of Fig; 1, because ..cylinder B stand-pipe through valve II or through the hand-pump and, further' beeause the hand pump connectionafiords a convenientjway o 'r testing-the stand-pipe from timefto timer". It' will beunderstood that myQinvehtion maybe modified in manyrespectsl fIjor instance, the varionsjvalves'illustrated be altered, or the arrangement .for. operat n'gthe no'zzle-yalvesmig the altered, orother means ,movement 'to the stan -pipe might beemployed; all without departing the spirit of myiinv'ention. I

What I claim i s I In a Stand-pipe system'for the combinationof a movable stand-pipe, anozzle andcontrollin'g-valvecarried by said pipe at, means; for] -co'ntrollingg-said valves inde endently-wfron'ra common point, and means or moving said pipe vertically to vary the striking-points of streams issuing .-from the nozzles;

- 2. Ina stand-pipe system for the several points,

I I means for controlling said valves inde endently -from 'acomr non point, and'means o'r 'rotating. said pipe to va ry the nozzles. A I I 3; In a" stand-pipe system for buildings; the

combination'of a'movable stand-pipe, a nozzle and controlling-valve earriedby said-pipe at:

several points;-.means' for controlling said andfimeansformovi'ng said pipelaterallyto .'vary the striking-points of streams issuing and nieans -for moving" said pipe vertically'i ge 8 5 may be supplied with water' either-item the "12o I 'valvesindependentlyirom a common point, 1

vary the striking-pointsof streams issuing streams issui and laterally,to vary the striking-points of ,fiom the nozzles.

5. Ina stan pipe system for buildings, the: combination of a movable stand-pipe, a nozzle and controlling valve carried by said pipe at several points, means for controlling said valves independently from a common point,

and mean for .moving said pipevertically and also or rotating said pipe to vary the striking-points of, streams issuing from the nozzles.

6. In a stand-pipe system for buildings, the combination of a movable stand-pipe, a'nozzle and-controlling valve carried by said pipe at several points, means for controlling said valves inde 'endently "r'rom'a' common point, andmeans or moving said pipe laterally and also for rotating said pipe to vary the strikingpoints of streams issuing from the nozzles.-

7. In a stand-pipe system for buildings, the

' combination of a movable stand-pipe, anozzle and controlling-valve carried by said pipe at several points, means for controlling said valvesindependently from a common point, and means for moving said pipe vertically, laterally and also for rotating said pipe to from the nozzles.

8. In a stand-pipe system for buildings, the combination of a movable stand-pipe, a nozzle 7 and controlling-valve carried by said pipe at several'p oints, means for controlling said valves independently from a common oint, and hydraulic means for moving sai pipe vertically to vary the striking-points of streamsissuin from the nozzles.

9. In a stan -p ipe system for buildings, the

combination of a movable stand-pipe, a nozzle and controlling-valve carried by said pipe at several points, means for controlling said valves independently fronra common point, hydraulic means for moving said pipe vertically, and means for moving said pipe laterally, whereby by either of. said movements the striking-points ofstreams issuing from the nozzles may be varied:

10.. In a stand-pipe system for buildings,

.the combination of a movable stand-pipe, a

nozzle-andcontrolling-valve carried by said pipe at several points, means for controlling sald valves independently-from a common point, h draulic means for moving-said pipe vertical and, means for rotating said pipe,

. whereby by either of said movements-the striking-pb1nts of. streams issuing from the nozzles may bevaried.

' .11. Ina stand-pipe systemdior buildings, the combination of amovable stand-pipe, a

- nozzle and controlling-valve carried by "said pipe at several points, meansfor controlling said-valves independently ,from a common point, 11 draulic means for moving said pipe vertica y, means for retatin said ipe, and

means for moving said pipe ateraly, whereby by either ofsanl movements the strikingthecombination 0 points of streams: issuing from the nozzles maybe varied.

12. In a stand-pipe system 'forbuildinga' a stand-p'r'paa nozzle and controlling-valve carried by said pipe at several points, and means for hydraulicallyc'ontrolling said valves independently from a common point.

the combination of a movable stand-pipe, a

. 13. In a stand-pipe system tor buildings,

nozzle and controlling-valve carried by said pipe at several points, means for hydraulically controllingsaid valves from a common point, andmeans for moving said pipe to vary the striking-pointspf streams issuing from the nozzles. I

14. In a stand-pipe system for buildings, the'combination of a movable stand-pipe, a nozzle and controlling-valve carried by said pipe at several points, means for hydraulically'controlling said valves independently from a common point, and means for moving said pipe vertically to vary the strikingpi e atseveral points, means for hydrauli'eal y controlling said valves independently from a common point, and means for moving said pipe vertically and laterally to vary the striking-points of streams issu ng from the nozzles. v

' 17. In a standpipe system for buildlngs', the combination 'of a movable stand-pipe, a

*nozzle and controlling-valve "carried by said pipe -at several points, means for hydraulic ally v from a common oint,-and means for moving .said pipe vertica ly and also forrotating 'said pipe to vary the striking points of streams issuing from the nozzles.

18. In a stand-pipe system for buildings; the combination of a movable stand-pip'q a controlling said valves independently a nozzle and controlling-valve carried by'said pi e at several points, mcans forliydraulic al y controlling said valves'mdependently' from a common oint, and means for-moving said pipe laterally and also for rotatmgsaid ipe to varythe striking-points ofstreaifis issuing from the nozzles.

19: In a stand-pipe system for'buildingsfthe combination of a movable stand pipe', a

nozzle and controlling-valvecarriedby said pi e at several points, means for hydraulic-' al y controlling said valves independently from a common point, and means for moving said pipe vertically and laterally-'andalso' for rotating, said 20. In a stand pipe system, the combinae,

tion of a stand-pipe, one orjniore discharge-U a piston connected with each valve,:.

valves,

a control-pipe connected between the charm ber of each stand-pipe anda valvevin each control-pie whereby p g-station. a

- piston and a eated at-an operatingrstation and aiva veineach control pipe 1 whereby said: discharge-1: -valves arecontrolled-frorn thejop rating-Sta? i .Fbranch frprn thestand-pi] crating-station, and a va 7 .4

- ,of ach piston and a trolled from th the standpipe tion, 111K118; valve in each coritr'o 21. In astand-pipe system, the a tion of a movable'stand 'plpe, means formov-, 1 one or more dlschargewalve's, a i piston connectedwith each tvalve, a control-- ing the same,

pipe connected between the chamber of each branch from the stand-pi e lo- 22.;matta ipajtyata;

pipe whereby e operating-station;

I 24; In a s'tandfpipejsystein,"the ,tion-ota rotary charge valves, 1a-

stand-pipe, one or more dischamber of each piston and abranch from located at an o erating-sta- -pi e Whereby saiddischarge-valves are con ro led from the operatingstation.- H

In a stand-pipe system,- the same, one or,mor edischargewalves a iston connected withT'ea ch valve, a vcontro pipe- .7 .v P ton and a branch fromth'e standp1pe located connectedbetween'the chamber of each at an operatingstation, and'a valvein each control pi 26. In astand-pipe system, the combination of a vertically-movable and ,rot'a'rystandpipe, means i'for moving and rotating the same, oneor more discharge-valves, a iston connectedv-awithi e'a'ch valve, a *contro l p pe to vary the striking- 1 points of streams Issuing from the nozzles; at an operating-station,

con'tr'olled piston. and a branchfrom the. located at an operating-station :on'e or mor' dischar said discharge-valves are control ed fromthe 28.;"In im -stand-pi pe system for buildings,

thegcom'bina tion of a laterally rnovable stand-pi e, meansin for movingthe-same, one OI mOIGf .Jvalves, a'pis'ton connected with each'valve,fa i i control-pipe connected between thefchamber branch from thestan'd-q pipe located at. an operatin station, andi'a {valve in eahhontrol-pip'e charge-valves are contro le w ereby-said' disd-from theojperajt-y iment.

' 3;;I-n'fa stand-pipe system, -the con1bina thecombination 0 on of a vertically mo vable 'standqoipe',onev

control-pie connectedbe-} piston connectediwith eachvalve, a control-pipe connected between the combinaa' tion of alatera'lly-r'novable and'rotary' stande whereby; said discharge-valves "arejcontro led from the operating station'.

' ;laterally,

and means for holding'said pipe-line in alinement;

-f ipe the combination 0 ton and a branch from the stand-pipe located and a 'valvein each control pi e cm the operating-station. 1'

' 27 Inalstand-pipe system, the combination'of alaterally and vertically movable and rotary stand-ppe', means for imparting-lateral or vertical or rotarymovement thereto,

, v e-valve's, a iston connected with eachva nected between the chamber of each piston and abranch from the stand-pipe located at 7 an operating st'ation', and'a v-a vc'ineach con- 'trol-pi'pe'whereb said discharge-valves are led fromt eop'erating-station.

the combination '0 a pipe-"line offixed length,

one or more water supply' connections, 1102*,-

zles connected with said pipe-line at desired orol dil gsaid pipe-J H syS for buildings, on-o fapip j-jlinfe of fixed length, ,water supply'.connections} nozoints, means for moving said pipe line engthwise, means fo'r'ro'tating said pipe-line, and means for holdingsaid' pipe-line in aline-' standa pipeline of fixed length, one or more water-supply connections, .-no z- ,zles connected with said pipe-line-at desired points, hydraulic ne lengthwise,

a-pipe-line of fixed length,

7 ipe system for buildings, the combination 0 a pipe-line of fixed length,

eansf ior imo ingh said pipeline forhold ing, said pipe-line in wherebydischargevalves are ve, ac'o'ntro -pipe conconnected withsaidfpipe-line at desired i.

ipe-system for buildings, I

roe

mean's'for moving said pipe- 1 andmean's-for holding said 5 .pip r i e n in I "31 Inla stand- .tlre combinaticn 0 ,one or more water-supply connections, nozles.connectedwithjsaid pipe line at desired ipe system for buildings, :1

one or more cwater su'pp'ly?connections, noz- 'z'les connected withsaid pipe-linenat desired" .ointifmeahs for, k engthwise, means for moving said "pipeline laterally, and 'meanssfor holdingsaid pipelinein alinementflq i 1' Y 33. Ina stand ipesystem' for buildings, the combination 0 o epr more water-supply connections, noz-" moving a said pipe line.

zles connected with said pipe-line atdesired- J oints, means for moving said engthwise, means *fortinovmg sai 'p 'pe-hne means for. rotatlng sald pipe-line,

34. In astand ipe system for buildings, a pipe-line of fixed length,

ipe line a pipe-line'pf fixed length,

35. In a stand-Pipe system for buildings,

the combination 0 a pipe-line of fixed length, one or more water-supply connections, noz

i0 zles connected with s'aid-pipe-line atdesired points, hydraulic means for moving said pipeline lengthwise, means for moving said pipeline laterally, means for rotating said pipeline, and means for holding said pipe-line in alinement.

- This specification signed'and witnessed this 18th day of July, 1903.

WILLIAM F. CONRAN, JR.

' Witnesses:

A. LEO EVERETT, WM. BEZER. 

